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    Quote Originally Posted by worstblogever View Post
    Accepting a casual defense of rape culture and white nationalism sets a horrible precedent, and yet...
    How is anyone defending rape culture and white nationalism?
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    Quote Originally Posted by WebLurker View Post
    The American political system is a mess. Hope some people upstairs remember that they ultimately serve a whole nation, not a specific man, really, really soon. If you believe in prayer, now's the time for it.




    Seen a little a bit of The Colossus of Rhodey. Didn't find it very memorable.

    I'm very familiar with Douglas Ernst's blog. Used to comment on it a lot before realizing the guy was a unapologetic cyberbully (this was in the pre-Comicsgate days and he didn't seem as rabid back them). At the time, Superior Spider-Man was in full swing and it was a relief as someone who hated the very premise (and still does, to be honest) to find someone else who also disliked it in the sea of "this is the greatest thing ever" comments. In retrospect, it wasn't a good situation.



    Yep, I can confirm that. Used to comment a lot on Ernst's blog (this was pre-Comicsgate and at the time and Ernst cloaked his cyberbullying more effectively), and he rarely missed a a chance to attack Slott over anything in a very personal way. Granted, I think Slott has very bad online manners, but still the glee Ernst took in it and the inane pretzels he twisted himself into to "prove" that such and such benign thing was evidence of Slott being evil is really disturbing. Since Slott has moved on from ASM, Ernst seems to have switched targets, with people like Saladin Ahmed Gail Simone, and Mark Waid (over Richard Meyer's suing him) being among his favorite new people to cyberbully and slander. (Really, anyone who stands up to Comicsgate and/or doesn't fit Ernst's sense of orthodoxy is fair game for him these days, it seems.)



    Oh, yeah, I was there when he was peddling that. I was viciously attacked for expressing skepticism over the whole affair and wanting to see his claims backed up with outside sources. Never heard if he revised his views or not after it was debunked, but, at the time, it was the first clue I got as to the man Ernst really was.



    Yeah, anything not right/alt-right is the enemy and a member of some SJW conspiracy that's threatening to take over the world in his warped view of things. Not that he's ever provided any proof for his claims, beyond weird extrapolations from random online articles and postings. It's all a house of cards when you look at what he's actually saying and suggesting. Frankly, if he wants to believe stuff that doesn't make much sense, that's his decision, but using those beliefs as an excuse to harass and cyberbully people is beyond the pale.

    Edit: Ernst has posted a video regarding the thread and the criticism of him (here). It's basically just lying and attacks on Mister Mets and us and him playing the innocent victim of his own cruelty. Really starting to wonder if Ernst's channel should be reported to YouTube; he regularly violates Youtube's policies on harassment and cyberbullying as part of his Comicsgate activies -- specifically the points "Abusive videos, comments, messages," "Deliberately posting content in order to humiliate someone," "Making hurtful and negative comments/videos about another person," and "Incitement to harass other users or creators."
    Never been the target of a youtube video before. Lovely.

    Edit- I am so going to use this as proof of my bipartisan bona-fides when trashing Democrats and the liberal media.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mister Mets View Post
    How is anyone defending rape culture and white nationalism?
    A simple answer: The Trump administration still exists, and Republicans are an indoctrinated lot.
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    Quote Originally Posted by worstblogever View Post
    A simple answer: The Trump administration still exists, and Republicans are an indoctrinated lot.
    What does this have to do with the comment about the high school kids?
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    OH ,WBE-EEEEEeeee..... Lori Saine is at it again.

    Remarks about lynching from a Colorado state lawmaker drew criticism Monday after she posted a video of them on Facebook. Republican Rep. Lori Saine of Firestone made the comments on the House floor last Friday after a dust-up over sponsorship of the annual resolution commemorating the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
    “We have come a long way on that arc since the Reconstruction,” Saine told her colleagues in the legislature, “when whites and blacks alike were in nearly equal numbers lynched for the crime of being Republican.”
    Historians reject the idea that blacks and their white political allies experienced the same levels of violence after the Civil War.

    https://www.cpr.org/news/story/weld-...fter-civil-war

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mister Mets View Post
    What does this have to do with the comment about the high school kids?
    I think you can connect the dots if you try.

    Quote Originally Posted by Tendrin View Post
    OH ,WBE-EEEEEeeee..... Lori Saine is at it again.

    https://www.cpr.org/news/story/weld-...fter-civil-war
    She's just about guaranteed she won't be able to reach higher office when she's term-limited in 2020 with that little bit of idiocy. In a sane world, anyway.
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    General question for the board.

    Do you think the Democrats should give in on the Wall simply because it will demonstrate that they care more about the people being hurt? Oh not to the Trump supporters but to the swing voters.

    Do you think this is a case where whoever appears to lose in the short term by giving in will be the winners in the long term at the next election?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Powerboy View Post
    General question for the board.

    Do you think the Democrats should give in on the Wall simply because it will get his way. They shouldn't give intdemonstrate that they care more about the people being hurt? Oh not to the Trump supporters but to the swing voters.

    Do you think this is a case where whoever appears to lose in the short term by giving in will be the winners in the long term at the next election?
    No, it will result in Trump doing the same **** every time he doesn't, they shouldn't give into extortion. Trump did this, it's up to him to end it. And the Wall is a stupid idea. Since when is 5 billion $ something to throw away?
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    Absolutely not. It sends the message that temper tantrums are acceptable.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Powerboy View Post
    General question for the board.

    Do you think the Democrats should give in on the Wall simply because it will demonstrate that they care more about the people being hurt? Oh not to the Trump supporters but to the swing voters.

    Do you think this is a case where whoever appears to lose in the short term by giving in will be the winners in the long term at the next election?
    No. Them giving in will not make them look more compassionate, it'll just make them look like chumps. Mainstream republicans and democrats both want the govt to open. It's just Trump and Mitch M who're keeping it closed. The longer this goes on the more Trump exposes himself for the fraud he is. He caused the shut down and bragged about it, why should the Dems have to give in? They aren't in control of this mess, he is...he could end it tomorrow if he wanted to.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Powerboy View Post
    General question for the board.

    1. Do you think the Democrats should give in on the Wall simply because it will demonstrate that they care more about the people being hurt? Oh not to the Trump supporters but to the swing voters.

    2. Do you think this is a case where whoever appears to lose in the short term by giving in will be the winners in the long term at the next election?
    1. Which people are you referring to? Building a wall is more likely to cause harm to many people and serve no useful purpose. Included among those being harmed are the landowners who will have their property confiscated, and the damage the wall would cause to wildlife, natural parklands, and the environment. Democrats are not giving in to a wall because of all the reasons not to build one. That doens't mean they don't support border security. Democrats just want smart, effective, 21st century border security.

    2. The way things are going Trump is going to be the biggest loser no matter what happens. He is already angering people on the right and the left and in the middle. Nothing he does now will fix what he already broke. The Democrats, as long as they stay firm on opening the government before doing any negotiation, are going to come out on top.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Powerboy View Post
    General question for the board.

    Do you think the Democrats should give in on the Wall simply because it will demonstrate that they care more about the people being hurt? Oh not to the Trump supporters but to the swing voters.

    Do you think this is a case where whoever appears to lose in the short term by giving in will be the winners in the long term at the next election?
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    Quote Originally Posted by worstblogever View Post
    I think you can connect the dots if you try.
    I don't want to make an incorrect assumption about your morals. What is your explicit and unambiguous argument connecting the dots?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Kirby101 View Post
    No, it will result in Trump doing the same **** every time he doesn't, they shouldn't give into extortion. Trump did this, it's up to him to end it. And the Wall is a stupid idea. Since when is 5 billion $ something to throw away?
    That's the one hitch.

    The wall being stupid has nothing to do with that The United States Of America has absolutely blown way more money than that and wound up with nothing to show for it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Powerboy View Post
    General question for the board.

    Do you think the Democrats should give in on the Wall simply because it will demonstrate that they care more about the people being hurt? Oh not to the Trump supporters but to the swing voters.

    Do you think this is a case where whoever appears to lose in the short term by giving in will be the winners in the long term at the next election?
    First question: Probably not. That said, they need to be willing to accept whatever blame the folks you mentioned put on them.

    Second question: The next election is too far out to have any idea just how much this will play in.

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